Re: OT - False Flag

Michael Press wrote:
In article <ir47ol$21k$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, AMuzi <am@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Ron Ruff wrote:
Shifting a little closer to the original topic, a 200 mpg car is not
difficult to produce with existing technology. Just make it smaller,
lighter and more aero. 660 lb, 300cc engine, tandem seating.
http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1023641_vw-1-liter-tandem-city-car-tipped-for-2010-production

Of course this would not make you feel like the "King of the Road" in
your Escalade, but it would be a huge step up in comfort and
convenience from trying to get around on a bicycle in anything less
than ideal weather.

The biggest obstacle is that all our infrastructure is designed to
favor the 6000 lb SUV or truck. Anything smaller is a "death trap".

There are lots of counters to progress and rationality beyond engineering and design. Typical Hondas in the mid-1980s got 50mpg, now 30. Ever wonder why that happened?

Which Hondas? My 1978 did not get 50. My 1999 gets 30.


http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/17/autos/honda_civic_hf/index.htm

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